All Stories from August 9, 2013 (Change date)
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A ‘people’s contest’ for fair opportunityAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - With the Civil War raging, Abraham Lincoln addressed the U.S. Congress on July 4, 1861, and talked about the stakes involved: “This is essentially a people’s contest. O...
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Opinions in paper are what they claim to beAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - I was amused to see the letter by Mr. Gordon Fallowfield on Aug. 5 accusing the Daily Herald of being in “cahoots” with President Obama. Most of the letters printed are ...
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Safety is duty of motorcyclists, tooAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Whenever I see the slogan “Start seeing motorcycles” I think about the times I do see motorcycles. More often than not they are weaving recklessly through traffic on the...
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Give health care law a chance to workAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Give health care law a chance to work I sat watching a hearing from Congress recently about the Affordable Care Act on C-SPAN. As someone who has recently retired, ...
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Kudos for Roskam for student loan billAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - The recent debate in Congress over student loan interest rates is of particular interest to college students like myself. My friends and I wonder how soon we’ll be able ...
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Editorial: Start your health insurance 101Aug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Most people buying a new car or planning a vacation seek out the best deals. Common fiscal sense leads them to search websites, read reports and talk to people they trus...
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Wunder-Bar returns to Antioch with hearty German fareAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Wunder-Bar returns to Antioch with hearty German fare
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Don’t dismiss Bible as irrelevantAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - A recent letter tries to compare homosexual marriage to race and slavery as an issue, and implies the Bible is no longer valid. While the Bible does not say interracial ...
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Letter lacks evidence on voting claimsAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - In the Aug. 3 edition, Alfred Y. Kirkland Jr., in his attempt at Republican-bashing, claims that, “Today’s Republican politicians in Texas, in North Carolina, and in oth...
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Stronger rules needed for pet ownersAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Last week I read with sadness about the Shih Tzu that was killed by a pit bull in Wauconda’s Cook Park. Today I read with equal sadness that the pit bull had been eutha...